[vsnet-grb 353869] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 23 Jan 18 10:18:29 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.205d {+38d 12' 18"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  81.168d
SLEW_TIME:       37140.00 SOD {10:19:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18141 TJD;    23 DOY;   18/01/23
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 181
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       305.66d {+20h 22m 38s}  -19.40d {-19d 24' 09"}
SUN_DIST:        140.12 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       15.54d {+01h 02m 10s}   +1.59d {+01d 35' 17"}
MOON_DIST:       132.06 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      34 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.82, 65.06 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.51 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice to a preplanned target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 159.39,14.09 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.30 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.